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Elber himself won four Bundesliga titles while with Bayern but stressed such dominance isn’t good for the competition, nor the club itself.

With the Brazilian also noting that Bayern would swap three league titles for one Champions League crown, Elber told Goal: “This Bayern supremacy is not good for the Bundesliga, no doubt.

“I felt the supporters were craziest when we were chasing the leaders, and when we got on top of the table they calmed down because they started thinking ‘Oh, now Bayern are going to win it’.

“I’m sure Bayern would exchange two or three Bundesliga’s for one Champions League, because the Champions League is different. The Bundesliga, as we say, is like homework.”

After a poor start to the season which saw head coach Niko Kovac sacked, Bayern are now four points clear of Borussia Dortmund in the league with Elber noting that Kovac’s replacement, Hansi Flick, has been key to the club’s turnaround.

Bayern travel to Union Berlin on Sunday for their first game back since the Bundesliga was suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Flick’s side are yet to lose a game in 2020 with their last league defeat now dating back to December when they fell to a 2-1 loss against Borrusia Monchengladbach.

Berlin, meanwhile, are 11th in the Bundesliga and were without a win from their last three matches prior to the suspension of play.

The German Football League (DFL) announced on Thursday that Bundesliga clubs will be able to use five substitutes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

“From now on, each club will have a total of three opportunities to substitute players during a game, including the half-time break,” a DFL statement read.

“If there is extra time in the second leg of the relegation play-offs, both teams are given a fourth opportunity to change players, which they can use in the interruption between regular time and extra time or in the half-time period of extra time. The DFL ‘Football Commission’ recommends that a maximum of two players be substituted at the same time.”